ACHUKA Book of the Day 31 Aug 2026
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 9781804997000
This sequel to The Illustrated Mum, published as an adult book, is now out in paperback.
ACHUKA lists it as a YA title of interest to any mid to late teen who is beginning to read adult fiction.
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Jacqueline Wilson
See this BBC page for more background on this adult novel:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vl097jd8eo
She’s spent her life holding everything — and everyone — together. But she’s done being perfect.
Now it’s time to be herself.
Dol Westward has always been the dependable one — the steady hand, the peacekeeper, the fixer. Especially when it comes to her unpredictable mother, Marigold. But after years of putting everyone else first, she’s starting to wonder what’s left for her.
When life begins to fray around the edges, Dol realises she’s been chasing an idea of perfection that was never really hers. Old habits, old expectations — they’re hard to break. But maybe imperfection is the only place she can finally feel free…
A story about family, identity, and the messy truth of finding yourself — from the beloved author who always writes real life, honestly told.
Now available in paperback! Grown-up Dolphin Westward yearns to climb out of the rut her life has become stuck in but has no idea where to begin in PICTURE IMPERFECT, Jacqueline Wilson's heartwarming and witty adult sequel to The Illustrated Mum: https://t.co/PaXPjH7v1i pic.twitter.com/GDW3zuU8mB
— Waterstones (@Waterstones) August 30, 2026
For the @theipaper, my interview with Jacqueline Wilson about Picture Imperfect, an update of her classic The Illustrated Mum. We talked about difficult mothers (hers was atrocious), chunky jewellery, life in the countryside and her late-blooming success. https://t.co/Wt7CxjzJGO
— Fiona Sturges (@FionaSturges) August 28, 2025
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